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Bondye konn bay, li pa konn separe

God knows how to give, He does not know how to divide

— Haitian proverb —

inequality, faith

Plenty exists; distribution is the human failure. A theology of inequality in one line.

Bondye konn bay, li pa konn separe — God knows how to give, He does not know how to divide
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